ISLAMABAD: In what is being described as the beginning of a new chapter in Pakistan-Russia relations, Russian Minister of Internal Affairs Vladimir Kolokoltsev arrived in Pakistan on Monday on a four-day official visit.

The visit, taking place on the invitation of Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi, is the first-ever by a Russian interior minister to Pakistan.

According to the Ministry of Interior, Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudary accorded a warm welcome to the Russian interior minister upon his arrival in Islamabad.

During his stay in Pakistan, the Russian minister will hold meetings with the Pakistani leadership and hold discussions on promotion of bilateral relations and mutual cooperation.

Published in Dawn, October 13th, 2026